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| MH17 plane crash is 'defining moment' for Russia, says PM | MH17 plane crash is 'defining moment' for Russia, says PM |
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| David Cameron has said the Malaysian Airlines crash in east Ukraine is a "defining moment" for Russia. | David Cameron has said the Malaysian Airlines crash in east Ukraine is a "defining moment" for Russia. |
| Some 298 people died, including 10 Britons, when flight MH17 crashed in a pro-Russian rebel-held area last week. | Some 298 people died, including 10 Britons, when flight MH17 crashed in a pro-Russian rebel-held area last week. |
| The PM said Moscow was fuelling the Ukraine conflict by arming the rebels, who are accused of downing the jet. | The PM said Moscow was fuelling the Ukraine conflict by arming the rebels, who are accused of downing the jet. |
| He said it was unlikely the plane was shot deliberately - but warned of "hard-hitting" sanctions if Moscow did not change course on Ukraine. | He said it was unlikely the plane was shot deliberately - but warned of "hard-hitting" sanctions if Moscow did not change course on Ukraine. |
| Mr Cameron said there was "anger" at what had happened and urged Moscow to halt training and supplies of weapons to the separatists. | Mr Cameron said there was "anger" at what had happened and urged Moscow to halt training and supplies of weapons to the separatists. |
| The UK is set to push for increased sanctions against Russia at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday. | The UK is set to push for increased sanctions against Russia at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday. |
| 'Clear choice' | 'Clear choice' |
| Meanwhile, a train carrying bodies from the crash site left a station at nearby Torez. Its destination was unconfirmed. | |
| Relatives of some of the British victims have called for their bodies to be brought home. | |
| Mr Cameron called for "unfettered access" to the crash site for international investigators and for bodies to be repatriated. | Mr Cameron called for "unfettered access" to the crash site for international investigators and for bodies to be repatriated. |
| Addressing MPs in the Commons, the prime minister said: "The context for this tragedy is Russia's attempt to destabilise a sovereign state, violate its territorial integrity and arm and train thuggish militias." | Addressing MPs in the Commons, the prime minister said: "The context for this tragedy is Russia's attempt to destabilise a sovereign state, violate its territorial integrity and arm and train thuggish militias." |
| He said the "weight of evidence" pointed to the jet being downed by pro-Russian separatists and that "a conflict that could have been curtailed by Moscow, has instead been fermented by Moscow". | He said the "weight of evidence" pointed to the jet being downed by pro-Russian separatists and that "a conflict that could have been curtailed by Moscow, has instead been fermented by Moscow". |
| He said: "President Putin faces a clear choice in how he decides to respond to this appalling tragedy. I hope he will use this moment to find a path out of this festering and dangerous crisis by ending Russia's support for the separatists. | He said: "President Putin faces a clear choice in how he decides to respond to this appalling tragedy. I hope he will use this moment to find a path out of this festering and dangerous crisis by ending Russia's support for the separatists. |
| "If he does not change his approach to Ukraine in this then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia." | "If he does not change his approach to Ukraine in this then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia." |
| Mr Cameron said the rest of the European Union could no longer "turn a blind eye" to the crisis. | Mr Cameron said the rest of the European Union could no longer "turn a blind eye" to the crisis. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Harriet Harman, Labour's deputy leader, said: "The evidence is growing that this was not simply a tragedy but a terrible crime." | Harriet Harman, Labour's deputy leader, said: "The evidence is growing that this was not simply a tragedy but a terrible crime." |
| Calling it a "moment of reckoning for Europe", she added: "Europe must show its sorrow but it must also show its strength." | Calling it a "moment of reckoning for Europe", she added: "Europe must show its sorrow but it must also show its strength." |